Wn 35a strongpoint – Atlantic wall in Normandy

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German strongpoints in Normandy: Wn 35a
Mont Fleury battery

Atlantic wall

The Wn 35a (also coded Stp 35a) strongpoint collects four pieces from the 3rd Battalion of the 1260th Army Coastal Artillery Regiment in four casemates derived from the H679 type, two of which are still under construction at the time of the Normandy landing.

The Allies call this fortified point the battery of Mount Fleury.

Composition of the Wn 35a strongpoint:

  • 4x 122 mm (K390/1 -r-) guns

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